The importance of Land rights for peace was a major theme that came out of my doctoral research. Of course, there is already a general awareness that wars are fought over land (not having enough land, wanting more land, etc). But what my research emphasised was that resolving land issues before there is conflict is … Continue reading Land and Peace: Part one
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Untold Stories
I think that there aren't enough stories of peace shared in the media, and the 2021 election in Samoa is a good example of this. This post is one that I had actually meant to publish a few years ago, but for a range of reasons that didn't end up happening. After looking back over … Continue reading Untold Stories
Making Peace Inevitable
So at long last the thesis is finished! The short version is that you can access it for free here and use it in accordance with its Creative Commons license. If you've read some of this blog so far you'll have an idea what the thesis about. I look at what Proactive Peace work currently … Continue reading Making Peace Inevitable